| Swimming pools are great and fun times are enjoyed | | | | from the sun to the water in the tubing. |
| here. However, heating them up requires a lot of | | | | These are the guidelines on how to build a solar pool |
| energy and can add up to high heating bills. And solar | | | | heater: |
| pool heaters are becoming more popular because of | | | | 1. Protect the reflectors using polythene sheeting. As |
| the fact that the process on how to build a solar pool | | | | these reflectors are essential to efficiently warm the |
| heater does not require much machining, welding or | | | | pool, it is important to protect them form poor weather |
| any hard works, therefore making it convenient and | | | | and low wind chill. |
| affordable for most people to design and build a solar | | | | 2. Spray the water piping of the reflectors with |
| pool heater on their own. | | | | chrome paint, which will aid in increasing the reflective |
| A typical solar pool heating system is composed of | | | | powers so it can heat the pool very well. |
| the following components: | | | | 3. Once you have heat going to the tubing form the |
| - A solar collector- functions mainly as a tool through | | | | reflectors, disperse the heat throughout the pool by the |
| which pool water is circulated to be heated by the sun. | | | | use of a small pond pump or solar electric pump. |
| - A filter- removes dirt before water is pumped | | | | 4. Assemble all the materials pertaining to the tubing, |
| through the collector. | | | | reflectors and cover into a solar panel. The size varies |
| - A pump- used to circulate the water in the pool | | | | and depends on factors like ease of handling and |
| through the filter and collector and then back to the | | | | heating efficiency. Typically, a pool that holds six |
| pool. | | | | thousand gallons basically would need a panel that |
| - A flow control valve- a device that diverts pool | | | | measures around eleven feet by five feet. |
| water through the solar collector. | | | | 5. Place the panel of the solar pool heater in a way |
| Before we get to know how to build a solar pool | | | | that it gets the most sun possible. Sometimes it is |
| heater, we should be knowledgeable on how these | | | | better to place them on a fence vertically or on the |
| solar heaters work. They basically run on a passive | | | | roof to get the best results. When the sun is at its |
| solar principle which allows the water to run and pass | | | | peak, like in the middle of the day, place them up to |
| through the lengths of flexible tubing. The water from | | | | give you all you need to heat up your pool. |
| the pool is then suspended in front of small reflectors | | | | So this is how to build a solar pool heater and to get it |
| of it to be able to receive and transmit the warmth | | | | going. |